Latest Adoption News
Sweden halts adoptions from South Korea after claims of falsified papers on origins of children
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s main adoption agency said Wednesday it was halting adoptions from South Korea, following claims of falsified papers on the origins of children adopted from the Asian country. Swedes have been adopting children from South Korea since the 1950s....
Editorial Roundup: Alabama
Cullman Times. November 10, 2023. Editorial: Adoption changes children’s futures Children from across the state of Alabama are in need of caring families to adopt them. The Alabama Department of Human Resources says about adoption: “At any given...
Editorial Roundup: Georgia
Valdosta Daily Times. November 7, 2023. Editorial: Adoption changes children’s futures November is National Adoption Month. Children from across the state of Georgia are in need of caring families to adopt them. The state Division of...
How LGBTQ+ prospective parents can navigate the adoption process
Adoption is one way LGBTQ+ people can fulfill their dreams of becoming a parent. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, same-sex couples were four times more likely than opposite-sex couples to adopt a child in 2019. While LGBTQ+ prospective parents can expect a similar adoption...
Does an AI tool help boost adoptions? Key takeaways from an AP Investigation
Former social worker Thea Ramirez has developed an artificial intelligence -powered tool that she says helps social service agencies find the best adoptive parents for some of the nation’s most vulnerable kids. But an Associated Press investigation has found that the Family-Match...
Inspired by online dating, AI tool for adoption matchmaking falls short for vulnerable foster kids
Some are orphans, others seized from their parents. Many are older and have overwhelming needs or disabilities. Most bear the scars of trauma from being hauled between foster homes, torn from siblings or sexually and physically abused. Child protective services agencies have wrestled...
Secret records: Government says Marine's adoption of Afghan orphan seen as abduction, must be undone
The U.S. government has warned a Virginia judge that allowing an American Marine to keep an Afghan war orphan risks violating international law and could be viewed around the world as “endorsing an act of international child abduction,” according to secret court records reviewed by The...
